wall mount speaker recommendations

[yvraudio]

Hi,

I'm looking for a new set of 5 speakers for a home theater setup (some music, but primarily movies). It will be powered by a denon 4308ci, and have a budget of up to 3k (already have the sub, a rel t2).

The center channel needs to fit in a 24" x 6" x 19" open shelf, and the left and right are going to be wall mounted onto two columns about 4ft to either side of the tv. The rears need to be bookshelfs.

I was all set on the b&w vm1 after listening to them, but the center channel is just a bit to wide to fit. I'm looking at the Monitor Audio R225 as a possible candidate, just need to find somewhere to listen to them.

Any other recommendations that I should go try?

Thanks!

 

[flippo]

Mirage

Mirage omnisat v2 satellites

http://miragespeakers.com/v2/product_page.php?open=lines&subid=613&id=614

Very large soundstage and sound excellent

 

[jjhawksjj]

B&w M1

If you're talking about the B&W M1's, I listened to those today for the first time and I have to say how amazed I was. For something so small you wouldn't think that you could fill a room with incredible sound but these little babies were incredible. I'm seriously thinking about getting some for my newly remodeled basement.

If you end up getting them, let me know what you think. I actually posted a question in the loudspeaker forum asking if anyone had any opinions on these speakers and haven't seen any replies yet...

 

[Guangui]

You have come to the right place, as thanks to my wife I already spent long hours of on-wall comparison shopping. I ended up doing it my way, and going with floorstanders.

Monitor Audio R225 is a great on-wall speaker, probably the best in its price range, and offered in beautiful finishes. Paradigm Cinema 330 gives a good run for the money, and maybe even better for movies, but MA offers a good balance between movies and music. You will be tempted to get Paradigm Millenia 20 or 30, compare them well to the Cinema 330, and you will probably notice that paying more for the Millenias is not a good choice, as the 330 is very similar in SQ.

Check Energy's Take Series, Def Tech, and Klipsch RVX-42. But, IMO, they don't get close to the Monitor or Paradigm. But, check them out, everyone's ears are different.

But, you have $3K to spend...You are in luck, once you hear Vienna Acoutics on-walls you will want to spend the $3,500.00 that a 5 speaker set costs; you might get a deal and get close to your $3K. These are beautiful sounding speakers, excellent for on-walls.

And, if you want to stay within budget, then check on-wall offerings by Martin Logan, a 5-speaker set runs $3K. This is the closest you will find to the Vienna's.

I believe Totem also has a very good on-wall, but have not been able to audition.